So the best option is to buy a new kit, if I use the EnviroTex Lite brand, it is best to just pour 1/8 of a inch of resin and let it harden and then pour another 1/8 of resin (without turning yellow?) And if I buy a new kit, it won't be so cloudy as this one I have from 2007?

Actually, even though it says you cant, you CAN cast more than 1/8th inch piece with envirotex lite. I do it all the time and my pieces come out just fine. I've been working with envirotex for several years now and never had any issue with deep molds. I think the thickest mold i've done was 3 inches.

Whether deeper layers of (regular) epoxy resin will work out (and be perfectly clear) also has to do with humidity levels and temperature at all points, any inclusions, type of mold, age, etc...so may work deeper or not, and sometimes won't know for which reasons.

I have been doing resin jewelry for about a year and have never run into my current problem. Here it goes.

I have sanded down my pendants to the shape I want. I washed the sanded resin away and let them dry overnight. When I went to put a thin layer of resin over the pieces to finish them, the resin will not stick. Thinking perhaps I mixed wrong. I tossed the batch and started over. Same problem! Maybe I didn't let them dry enough. So that was last weekend.

I went out to my work bench today and tried again. Same problem. I was attempting to put a thin coat with a toothpick, the resin almost appears to dry up on contact with the pendant. It leaves a weird, spotty finish. I'm stumped. I have busted my butt over these pendants so I may have to figure out another way to finish them (any ideas?), but any clues as to what is happening? Only thing I did differently on these is I got a higher grit sandpaper.

Chels, I'm not sure how to fix your problem, but since you've been doing resin for a year, maybe you could give me some help? I just did a resin piece, sanded it and whatnot, the whole shebang. Now, though, there's small holes all over it filled with the residual resin "powder" from the sanding. Is there any way I can fix this? Or do I have to start all over? If I have to start all over, I'm going to be bummed.

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